Traditional Potato Kugel Food

POTATO KUGEL

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350, with a heavy 9-by-9-inch baking pan or 10-inch cast-iron skillet inside.
• Peel the potatoes, and place them in a bowl of water. In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs with the salt and pepper until well combined.
• Using a food processor fitted with the grating plate, grate the onion. Drain the potatoes, then grate them. Quickly add the potatoes and onions to the eggs, and add the oil, flour and baking powder. Mix well. (You can also grate by hand; if you do so, grate the potatoes directly into the eggs and oil, and stir them frequently to coat. This helps slow their browning while you keep grating.)
• Remove the pan from the oven, and slick it with oil. Carefully but quickly add the potato mixture, smoothing it out so that it is as even as possible. Bake for 2 hours, or until the kugel is creamy in the center and the whole top is a rich, crunchy brown.

TRADITIONAL POTATO KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Drain any excess liquid from grated potatoes, zucchini, carrot, and onions, then place vegetables in a large bowl.
• Mix eggs, flour, canola oil, salt, and black pepper into the potato mixture until well blended; pour mixture into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly brown and crisp, about 1 hour.

OLD FASHIONED POTATO KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil.
• Combine the potatoes and onions in a large bowl. Mix in the eggs, 1/3 cup of vegetable oil, salt, and pepper. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown and crisp, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

POTATO KUGEL (PASSOVER & GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F degrees.
• Place the oil into a large 9- by 13-inch rectangular baking pan; set aside.
• Fill a large bowl with cold water and add some ice cubes. Peel the potatoes and place them into the bowl of cold water. This will prevent them from turning brown.
• Finely chop the onions in the container of a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Remove them to a large bowl. Cut the potatoes into chunks and place them into the food processor; process until almost smooth. Add the potatoes to the onions.
• Add the salt, pepper, and sugar to the potato mixture. Add the eggs and stir until thoroughly combined.
• Place the baking pan with the oil into the oven. When the oil sizzles, carefully remove from oven and spoon some of it into the potato mixture. This will help make the kugel fluffy. Mix well. Pour the potatoes into the oiled pan. Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour.

POTATO & CELERIAC KUGEL

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and lightly oil a 25 x 20cm baking dish or roasting tin.
• Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Fry the onions until lightly golden and soft, about 10 mins. Remove from the pan and set aside.
• Put the grated potato and celeriac in a large microwaveable bowl. Add a tablespoon of water and cook on high for 1 min (or steam in a tiered steamer for 2-3 mins).
• Drain off any moisture from the veg and add the fried onions, 3 tbsp rapeseed oil, the beaten egg and parsley. Season with 1 tsp salt and some black pepper. Stir well to combine and spoon into the prepared dish. Press down lightly to compact the vegetables and brush the remaining tablespoon of oil over the top.
• Bake for 45 mins-1 hr until the top is golden brown and crisp and the centre soft. Scatter over a little more parsley to serve.

POTATO KUGEL GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees with rack in upper third. Combine 4 teaspoons coarse salt and 1 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl.
• Oil a 2 1/2-quart baking dish and sprinkle bottom with some salt-and-pepper mixture. Cut potatoes into 1/8-inch-thick slices with a handheld slicer or knife. Arrange slices vertically in baking dish; wedge in shallots and sprinkle thyme throughout. Brush with oil and season between potato slices with remaining salt-and-pepper mixture. Place baking dish on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Whisk together eggs, broth, 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a medium bowl. Add matzo meal and stir to combine. Pour mixture evenly over potatoes, tapping baking sheet on the counter to ensure mixture settles to bottom of baking dish. Cover with parchment, then with foil, and transfer to oven. Bake 45 minutes. Remove foil and parchment, rotate baking sheet, and continue baking until potatoes are tender when pierced with the tip of a paring knife, about 40 minutes more. Increase heat to broil and broil until golden brown, about 5 minutes. (Watch carefully to prevent overbrowning.) Garnish with thyme and sea salt. Let rest at least 15 minutes and up to 30 minutes.

POTATO KUGEL ( PUDDING ) ALA FOOD PROCESSOR

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• 2. Peel potatoes and put into a bowl of ice cold water. Make sure potatoes are covered.
• 3. Spray 9 x 9 inch glass pan with non-stick spray and set the pan aside.
• 4. Mix beaten eggs with oil, salt and pepper ( mix well).
• 5. Use Food processor grating disk and grate carrot. The put carrot into egg/oil mix.
• 6. Grate onion and put into egg/oil/carrot mix.
• 7. Remove potatoes from water -then grate all the potatoes. Drain the potatoes, in a mesh colander, of most of the liquid.
• 8. Immediately mix potatoes into egg/oil/carrot/onion mix. Add the matzoh meal and stir.
• 10. Put the whole mix back into the food processor ( mixing/chopping blade) and pulse untilt the mixture is smoother but still has texture. You only need to pulse a few times. Then pour the mix into the prepared pan. If the mix looks too watery add a little more matzoh meal. The mix should be on the thick side.
• 9. Bake at 350 for about 1 hour or until brown and the inside is cooked. Be careful not to overcook or else the kugel may get dry. But make sure the top is nicely browned and the Kugel is firm. Let it sit for a few minutes before cutting into squares.